Report: CB Wright to retire; Davis, Boone minicamp no-shows

Along with the two expected absentees on the first day of the 49ers’ manadatory minicamp – contract holdouts in tight end Vernon Davis and right guard Alex Boone — there was a surprise no-show today.

Cornerback Eric Wright, 28, has decided to retire from the NFL and will file paperwork today with the league office to officially end his seven-year career, FOX Sports I first reported.

Before those reports, Jim Harbaugh said Wright, a San Francisco native who signed with the 49ers last summer, was mulling retirement.

“I believe he’s making a decision to not play football, as I understand it,” he said. “I have not talked to him.”

Wright’s decision ends a career that nosedived after he signed a five-year, $37.5 million contract with Tampa Bay in 2012. In his brief tenure with the Buccaneers, the former second-round pick was arrested for two DUIs and suspended four games for using performance-enhancing drugs.

The 49ers originally acquired him in trade with the Buccaneers in July that was subsequently voided when Wright failed a physical. After he was then released by Tampa Bay, he was signed by the 49ers in August and spent 19 days away from the team to deal with what general manager Trent Baalke termed a “personal matter.”

In 2013, Wright played just 120 snaps in seven games and collected seven tackles and an interception.

This season, he was expected to compete for the opening as the team’s slot cornerback. The remaining contenders are first-round pick Jimmie Ward, Perrish Cox and Darryl Morris, who was signed as a rookie free agent last year. After undergoing foot surgery in March, Ward is not expected to take the field until the start of training camp on July 23.

“We feel good about the guys we have,” Harbaugh said. “More information to follow, but won’t really speculate on what we’re going to do. We’ll have an open spot and we’ll do what’s best for our team.”

Meanwhile, Davis and Boone remained away from the team facility because of dissatisfaction with their contracts. Harbaugh had sloughed off their absences in the past, noting the previous portion of the offseason program was “voluntary.”

Today, however, he struck a different note.

“I’m disappointed in that decision for them not to be here,” Harbaugh said. “There’s a voluntary segment to the offseason and we appreciate those guys volunteering to make the team better. Now it’s mandatory and not the decision I envisioned being the 49er way.”

Said safety Eric Reid of Davis’ absence: “He’s making a personal decision … If he comes for training camp, that would be great. But right now it’s looking like he’s not here, so we’ll put other guys in until he decides to come back.”